Structural Steel Educational Council

The Structural Steel Educational Council (SSEC) is a nonprofit corporation
organized under the laws of the State of California in 1975, for
the purpose of producing and distributing educational material. The
groups served are educational institutions, public officials, architects,
engineers, and other persons or agencies involved with the use of
structural steel in construction. This educational material is made
available in the publication titled Steel TIPS.

The SSEC also helps sponsor educational seminars and events focused
on assisting design professional and engineering students.

The SSEC Membership includes industry-recognized engineers, researchers
and other experts in various aspects of design and construction
of steel structures. Such expertise allows the SSEC to maintain
a leading
edge in the latest technologies for the use of structural steel
in construction.